“A true professional, a submariner, Hero of Russia, who was my support during the period when I commanded the fleet, passed away. He was my deputy - the chief of staff of the Northern Fleet, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

According to Popov, Motsak participated with him in the operation to lift the Kursk nuclear submarine missile cruiser (APRK) in 2000.

“We were engaged in solving those problems that needed to be solved on this topic, we were like-minded in this and in almost all other issues,” the admiral emphasized.

On March 9, the grandson of Admiral Alexander Kolchak died.